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11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
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150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
121 S. Wilke Rd, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Illinois state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine